Zambia's Ministry of Technology and Science has announced a new organisational structure for the current year.
According to a senior official, this is important for fulfilling artificial intelligence (AI), data protection, digital infrastructure innovation ambitions, driving the country to a US$60 billion economy by 2031.
Among the highlights is a personnel expansion from 155 to 258, which will cost an additional K15,9 million (US$839,961) per year in wage bills.
Permanent Secretary Brilliant Habeenzu, speaking at a ministry session on Tuesday, said the current setup had imbalanced workloads and vacant posts.
“So, we are aligning functions, adding staff (from 155 to 258; about K15.9 million extra per year), and strengthening coordination, policy delivery, governance, data management and procurement,” he said.
Habeenzu said he had urged relevant ministry personnel to be objective, create only warranted positions and fix workload gaps.
“This reform is necessary to deliver government programmes, strengthen oversight and turn strategies into results. I asked for meaningful contributions to build a structure fit for our evolving mandate,” he added.
Zambia’s economic growth ambitions represent a major shift from copper mining, the Southern African economic mainstay for decades, to the vastly growing information and communication technology sector.
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